Genshin Impact: This Trainee Fatui Harbinger is Too Unreliable

After dinner, Luo Qing finally remembered his plan to find his feng shui hotspot for a critical task.

Once Makoto and Theresa had finished tidying up the dishes, he sidled up to Makoto and whispered, "Can you come up to my room for a bit? I need to talk to you about something important."

"Something important?" Makoto looked him up and down, a teasing glint in her eyes.

"Is it urgent?"

"…"

"It's urgent."

"Well, if it's that urgent, go ask Theresa. She's free. I still need to finish knitting. I'll come up later, alright?"

As though placating a child, Makoto pinched Luo Qing's cheek gently.

"What are you even knitting?" Luo Qing asked, his gaze falling on the ball of yarn in her hand.

"For you, obviously. Aren't you happy?" she said with a wink.

"…"

Luo Qing felt a pang of flustered embarrassment.

Why is she so good at this?

Wasn't Makoto supposed to be inexperienced in romance? Where on Teyvat did she learn to flirt like this?

"Come on, don't sulk," Makoto said, nodding toward Theresa, who was clearly trying to suppress her impatience. "Look at Theresa—she's practically jumping out of her seat."

"…" Luo Qing's face darkened.

"That's not what I meant."

"Oh?" Makoto raised an eyebrow, her hands still busy with her knitting. "Then what do you mean? What could you possibly want this late at night?"

"…" Luo Qing frowned.

"You know what? Never mind."

Without another word, he scooped her up and slung her over his shoulder.

"Wha—!" Makoto's surprised yelp echoed through the house as Luo Qing carried her upstairs, leaving Theresa momentarily frozen in shock.

By the time Theresa snapped out of it, Luo Qing was already halfway up the stairs with Makoto.

"Master! I can come too!" Theresa called after him, her voice filled with eagerness.

In Luo Qing's room, he placed Makoto on the bed unceremoniously, locking the door and drawing the curtains shut.

"… Are we really doing this now?"

Though she usually carried herself with the confidence of a seasoned matriarch, Makoto's expression betrayed a hint of nervousness.

"…"

Luo Qing sighed.

"Do you think the only thing on my mind is… that?"

"Isn't it?"

"…"

[Luo Qing's Frustration +1]

"Alright, I was just joking. Come on, lie down," Makoto said, patting her lap invitingly.

She knelt on the bed in her loose, pale lavender yukata. The motion exposed a generous stretch of creamy thigh, while her neckline dipped just enough to tease.

"How did you—" Luo Qing hesitated, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He had indeed planned to use her lap as his "feng shui hotspot" for tonight's pull session.

"Of course I knew," Makoto said with a sly smile. "This isn't the first time you've come rushing to me for something like this, is it?"

"…" Luo Qing felt a twinge of indignation.

Having knowledge of the future really gives her an unfair advantage…

Unwilling to let her have the upper hand, Luo Qing leaned in, cupped her face, and kissed her deeply.

The kiss was long and fervent, leaving Makoto breathless by the time he pulled away. Her cheeks were flushed, and she was panting softly.

"You guessed right," Luo Qing said, his voice steady. "I do want your lap."

With that, he reclined onto her lap, closing his eyes.

"You're impossible…"

Though her tone was tinged with faux annoyance, Makoto's expression softened as she began to run her fingers through his hair gently.

It's been so long since I've given him a lap pillow…

Meanwhile, Luo Qing summoned the system's interface, taking a deep breath as the faint scent of cherry blossoms tickled his nose.

Alright. Let's do this. Golden legendary, come to me!

He began the pull session.

One streak of light after another flashed across his vision.

To his astonishment, golden light appeared on the fifth ten-pull.

"Wait… it worked?" Luo Qing murmured in surprise.

Makoto's lap had proven to be unexpectedly lucky. Perhaps this was what she meant when she said he would often return to her lap for draws in the future.

Though he had used fifty wishes to obtain the golden item, it was still a far better result than his previous pity-max pulls.

The system chimed in his mind.

[UP Pool Updated. Please review the new item.]

Luo Qing opened the updated pool and found that the previously featured golden item, Seed of Nirvana, had been replaced.

In its place was a new item: Authority – The Void.

"… The Void?"

The name struck a chord, tickling the edges of his memory. Curious, Luo Qing opened the description.

[Authority – The Void]: Grants the user the ability to expand the scope of the Void proportionally to their personal strength. Additionally, grants full and unrestricted access to the Void's highest permissions.]

[PS: The Void's maximum range can encompass all of Teyvat. Permissions include unrestricted administrative control, free from external influence.]

"…" Luo Qing was speechless.

For the first time, he had drawn an ability explicitly tied to Teyvat itself.

But the Void in Sumeru… isn't that just the Internet?

What would he even do with global Void access?

He needed power, something that could let him pin Raiden Shogun down without breaking a sweat!

Sigh… I guess it's better than nothing.

With a resigned shrug, Luo Qing used the remaining forty pulls, hoping for another stroke of luck.

Unfortunately, there was no golden glow in sight.

When the session ended, Luo Qing reviewed the items he had received.

[Cryo Vision x1]

[Vision Binding Device x1]

[Substitute Doll x2]

[Affection Boost Card ProMax x2]

[Interstellar Flush Toilet x2]

"…"

None of it improved his combat capabilities.

Why does this system keep giving me Cryo Visions? Does it think I'm collecting wives?!

Luo Qing opened his eyes, greeted by the sight of Makoto's chest obscuring his vision. For a moment, he felt utterly defeated.

"What's wrong? You look so upset," Makoto asked, her voice tinged with concern.

"… Nothing." Luo Qing sat up, sighing. "Just feeling a little… unlucky."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean… I'm a little pissed off right now."

"Oh? Want me to help you cool off?" Makoto teased with a mischievous smile, arching a brow.

She had heard this exact sentiment many times before.

And she knew exactly what Luo Qing wanted when he said those words.

"Can you?" Luo Qing asked, his tone hesitant but hopeful.

In truth, his month in the desert had been filled with constant teasing from Babale. While he had resisted her provocations, his pent-up frustration had only grown.

"I can~"

Makoto slid her arms around his neck, pulling him close. Her eyes gleamed with a rare sincerity as she whispered softly,

"If that's what you want, then anytime is fine with me~."

"…"

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